Derek Winnert

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Frida *** (2002, Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, Roger Rees, Diego Luna) – Classic Movie Review 7195

Director Julie Taymor’s 2002 film Frida is a passionate, swirling and colourful biopic of doomed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, based on the book by Hayden Herrera. It won two Oscars: Best Original Score (Elliot Goldenthal) and Best […]

Jun, 19

A Song to Remember ** (1944, Cornel Wilde, Merle Oberon, Paul Muni, Stephen Bekassy, George Coulouris, George Macready, Nina Foch) – Classic Movie Review 4602

Put the 1945 film A Song to Remember on your Chopin Liszt! Cornel Wilde as Frédéric Chopin earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor – his only ever Oscar nomination. Stephen Bekassy co-stars as […]

Nov, 07

The Wings of Eagles *** (1957, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Dan Dailey, Ward Bond) – Classic Movie Review 3412

This strongly felt, nostalgic 1957 personal project from director John Ford turns out to be an uneven, minor airborne action drama providing an interesting but bumpy ride. But there are lots of incidental real pleasures […]

Feb, 26

A Fuller Life ***½ (2013, Samuel Fuller, James Franco, Jennifer Beals, Joe Dante, Tim Roth, Wim Wenders, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bill Duke) – Movie Review

A Fuller Life is a must-see documentary on the life and movies of maverick film director Sam Fuller, poignantly directed by his daughter Samantha, who bursts with curiosity and pride about her dad. Friends and […]

May, 12

Swann (1996, Miranda Richardson, Brenda Fricker) – Classic Film Review 1200

Director Anna Benson Gyles‘s 1996 literary heart-warmer with intelligence and soul provides a lovely acting showcase for talented Miranda Richardson and Brenda Fricker. Richardson plays a hit author Sarah Maloney, who is asked to write the […]

May, 10

Seven Years in Tibet *** (1997, Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B D Wong, Mako) – Classic Movie Review 696

Brad Pitt stars as real-life Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer in director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1997 film about Harrer’s adventures in Tibet during and after World War Two. Notably, he becomes friends with the Dalai Lama at the […]

Jan, 15

The Battle of the Sexes **** (2013, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs) – Movie Review

‘I wanted to change the hearts and minds of people,’ says Billie Jean King. And this is how she did it. The Battle of the Sexes is a surprisingly excellent and entertaining documentary about 29-year-old […]

Jul, 01

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